Surname distribution maps for the UK and Ireland to help in the search for a particular surname. Maps produced and published by RootsMap can either be downloaded and printed by you immediately after payment, or we can dispatch your map to you by 1st class post. Maps of surnames may be produced based on the 1881 Census or the IGI and can show surname distribution across the entire nation or within a chosen county.

A useful tool for those engaged in a One-name Study or more general genealogical research. While this analysis can be done non-graphically, a graphical analysis has much more visual impact, and spatial relationships are more readily discerned. This site permits genealogists to upload data extracted from the LDS Census CDs or other sources and to generate distribution density maps for the UK or the USA.